In The Beginning...

...Stacy created a blog. And it was good.

I've been encouraged to start a blog. Why? A number of reasons. For one thing, I'm beginning to pursue the idea of starting a column and sending it out to local papers. Back in the day, when I went to Plymouth State College, I had a column in the school newspaper, The Clock. My column was called "From the Hick, er, Hip". I added the "er, Hip" to the title because I didn't think that people would get the play on words. From The Hick. From the Hip. Get it? Of course you do, you're not stupid. The column was about small-town life. My observations of things such as foliage season, Harvest Suppers, and hunting. It was meant to be humorous, and I like to think that on occasion, it was. I even had a fan. I hope that perhaps a column like that would be successful in some of the free local papers. We'll see I suppose. My idea is to come up with some columns, send them out, and see what happens.

Another thought is that the more I write, the better I'll be. It takes work to write, and the more a person practices, the better they should be (in theory at least!). Having a blog will help me to keep writing, keep practicing, and keep improving.

Finally, it will allow me a place to write about whatever I want to write about. So that is what I shall do. Sometimes it will be about life. Sometimes it will be about make-believe. It will always be about something that interests me. I hope this helps to make me happier. Feel free to join me on the journey. Maybe this will make you a little happier as well.

Stacy